( B) MADRID 798
( C) STATE 231135
1. WASHINGTON AGENCIES PLEASED THAT GOS HAS AGREED ACCEPT
USG POSITION. IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE INCORPORATE
THIS UNDERSTANDING IN WRITTEN DOCUMENT IN WHATEVER FORM
EMBASSY DEEMS MOST APPROPRIATE. SUCH DOCUMENT SHOULD IN-
CLUDE FOLLOWING POINTS:
( A) NO RPT NO EXPORTS WILL BE MADE WITHOUT PRIOR USG
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CONCURRENCES;
( B) USG CONCURS IN EXPORTS OF 75 TO BELGIUM, 120 TO
GREECE, AND 250 TO SAUDI ARABIA. ( SINCE THESE FIGURES
ONLY ESTIMATES, EMBASSY MAY SUBSTITUTE PRECISE FIGURES
IF THEY DO NOT DIFFER GREATLY FROM ESTIMATES.)
2. IF GOS SHOULD ASK ABOUT NEW TECHNICAL DATA PACKAGES,
EMBASSY MAY REPLY THAT THEY ARE BEING PROCESSED NORMALLY
ON BASIS OF TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS ONLY.
3. EMBASSY SHOULD INFORM GOS THAT THERE NO RPT NO CON-
NECTION BETWEEN THIS MATTER AND SPANISH PROPOSAL SELL
F-5 AIRCRAFT TO LIBYA. FOREIGN POLICY FACTORS WHICH
HAVE PREVENTED US FROM APPROVING SALES TO LIBYA OF F-5
AIRCRAFT FROM EITHER US OR SPAIN ARE STILL VALID. ON
OTHER HAND, USG DOES NOT OBJECT IN PRINCIPLE TO SPANISH
SALE TO LIBYA OF PARTS PRODUCED IN SPAIN UNDER US
LICENSE FOR F-5, C-47 AND T-33 AIRCRAFT. HOWEVER,
DEPARTMENT WOULD WISH APPROVE IN ADVANCE EACH INDIVIDUAL
EXPORTATION, AND FOR THIS PURPOSE MUST RECEIVE FROM
GOS DETAILED LIST OF ITEMS INVOLVED INCLUDING QUANTITIES
AND DELIVERY DATES. IN CASE OF F-5 PARTS APPROVAL BY
NORTHROP AVIATION ALSO REQUIRED.
4. WITH REGARD TO SPANISH POSITION ON 5"/54 AMMUNITION
AS REPORTED REF B, CNO IS BEING REQUESTED TO HAVE COM-
PETENT NAVY REPRESENTATIVE CONFER WITH SPANISH NAVY
COUNTERPART TO DETERMINE WHETHER IN FACT SN 5"/54 ROUND
IS DERIVED FROM US TECHNICAL DATA. US POSITION THIS
MATTER REMAINS AS STATED PARA 5, REF C. ROGERS
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